Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Southland Region
Foveaux Strait
91 species and 11,435 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic17 km82 species
- Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay21 km104 species
- Rakiura NP – Ulva Island24 km103 species
- Ulva Island West End24 km63 species
- Awarua Bay – Eastern end25 km77 species
- Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters30 km82 species
All 91 species recorded here
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Foveaux Strait?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Foveaux Strait?
91 species, from 11,435 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Foveaux Strait in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Diving Petrel, Shy Albatross, Kelp Gull, Silver Gull and Stewart Island Shag.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.